[Deptheads] Event Types

[Strategicon Department Heads]

While most won't care what I think on this, I will say this line of thinking will continue all the way to "Catan events," "M:tG events," "GURPS events," "Ra events," etc."Departments" are only a way to put events in a "GENERAL Category" for management and logistics. Once you start subdividing to the level you suggest, EVERYONE will eventually want their pet project in a department of it's own so they can capitalize and manipulate the system.My suggestion is to leave it as it is right now, and use Gateway as an invisible (to attendees) test bed for anything you look to change. The LESS Departments you have is preferable to the number of Departments we have now. Within each Department subdivisions should occur, but these should be invisible to the attendee to make things easier for THEM to navigate the con.I have seen cons on this path end up with 21 departments....you want that, have fun.Board gamesMiniaturesRPGsCollectiblesSpecial EventsConvention Administration/LogisticsIndustry LiaisonEVERYTHING can be subdivided into those 7 Departments. Let the Board discuss this and get back to you.Sent via the Samsung Galaxy, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
-------- Original message --------From: Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads at strategicon.net> Date: 5/29/19  11:29 AM  (GMT-08:00) To: Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads at strategicon.net> Subject: [Deptheads] Event Types Hi,For the purpose of event generation, Departments will be becoming Event Types.I’m trying to figure out how to make things work right for all events. These are the two issues involving Event Types that I’m aware of.1. Events running in areas not consistent with their real event type. i.e. Most Steve Jackson Games.2. Events appropriate in multiple event types and often listing in multiple departments.The first one I can adapt to easily provided I know what lengths I have to go for the second one.Here is where I need your help.What is the likelihood of an event being appropriate for more than two event types? I need everyone to think hard. Can you think of any game that would really fit in more than two event types?For this exercise, please look at War Games and Party Games as splinter groups of Board & Card Games, and Adventurers’ League and Pathfinder Society as splinters of Roleplaying, which means they don’t need to be listed in the group they split from.I need a list of such games. If it’s long enough, I have to think hard how to handle the process.Events Types will beBoard & Card GamesCollectible Cards & MinisLARPMiniaturesParty GamesRoleplayingAdventurers’ LeaguePathfinder SocietyVideo GamesWar GamesGeneralEvent Classifications for users will beEvent101DemoTournamentPlaytestSeminarAdmins instead of Tournament will seeSmall TournamentMedium Tournament (selected)Big TournamentMega TournamentSponsored will be a checkbox seen by all.Special will be a checkbox seen by Admins only.Thanks for helping me help everyone make more sense of events.Tanya
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